Verloren Sporen (lost tracks)
Of all the mammals in the Netherlands, a number has died out or has emigrated. Since then the land is changed. It has been flooded, dried, plowed, dug up or covered with asphalt. The tracks of the disappeared animals have been lost. Using 7 ceramic tiles, the installation reinstates the tracks to the land for a while. Engraved tile, washed ink.
dated 2009 until 2009
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Beaver
2009Engraving beaver. Scientific name: Castor Fiber Albicus. Not in the Netherlands since 1826, brought back in in 1988.
Brown bear
2009Engraved bear. Scientific name: Ursus Arctos Arctos. Not in the Netherlands anymore since the 11th century.
Moose
2009Scientific name: Alces Alces Alces. Not in th Netherlands since 1028.
European Mink
2009Engraved mink. Scientific name: Mustela Lutreola. Not in the Netherlands anymore since 1887.
Lynx
2009Engraved lynx. Scientific name; Lynx Lynx Lynx. Not in the Netherlands anymore since 1890.
Bison
2009Scientific name: Bison Bonasus. Not in the Netherlands since the prehistoric.
Wolf
2009Engraved wolf. Scientific name: Canis Lupus Lupus. Not in the Netherlands anymore since 1897.